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Last year it was revealed Liverpool had been chosen to host the national event because of its track record of hosting public spectaculars.

Roughly 1,000 serving personnel, veterans, cadets and marching bands will parade through the city. The march begins at 11am as they step off from St George’s Hall.

The parade then travels through the city centre and on onwards to Princes Parade, where a salute will be given by numerous special guests and dignitaries, including the Earl of Wessex. In total, the parade will take 45 minutes.

The Red Arrows and other aircrafts will be involved in numerous fly pasts throughout the day and along the waterfront, there will be activities and displays dedicated to all three military services until 5pm.

These will include the showing of a bomb disposal robot, a survival equipment display, tanks and armoured vehicles, an RAF technology zone, and static aircraft.

There will also be a field operating theatre, battle field ambulance, marching military bands, street theatre and family zones.